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Principal’s Report Hi all and welcome to our final newsletter for the term and my final principal report as Principal of Illawarra Sports High School. Words cannot encapsulate the pride I feel in our

school and its achievements over the last six years. I have been privileged to work side by side with a dedicated staff, outstanding students and a caring and supportive parent/carer community who are largely united in a common aim of ensuring students achieve their best at school.

I would like to thank our small but dedicated Parents and Helpers group who meet once a month at the school, provide me with such honest and proactive feedback on our school, and provide suggestions for further improvement. I will very much miss their support, sense of humour and enthusiasm.

At my last whole, school assembly this week, I talked to the students about the importance of having pride and confidence in themselves and in their school. We have a lot to be proud of and I am a firm believer in this quote by Henry Ford: “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right”.

Self-confidence is a powerful thing and I hope we can instil this confidence in every young person who joins our community.

I am confident that the school will continue to thrive under the new leadership of Mr Hampton and wish him and the Illawarra Sports High community the very best in the future.

What's New with the

Sports High Guru

April Edition 2018

Illawarra Sports High School

Phone 4271 1099

Principal Raechel McCarthy

Email: illawaspor-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday 8am – 3pm

Wednesday 8am – 2pm

Thursday, Friday 8am – 3pm

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 4 – 13 April Year 12 Half-Yearly Exams Thursday, 12 April All day Cross Country & Colour Run Saturday, 14 April School Holidays commence Monday, 30 April Staff Development Day Tuesday, 1 May Students return Friday, 11 May All day Athletics Carnival Tue, 15 – 25 May NAPLAN

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School Facilities

This month we have been very busy around the school.

We have organised for the delivery and order of the new soccer posts for our field. The soccer posts will be set up over the holidays. The irrigation works for the soccer field will be undertaken in the school holidays as well which will see the grass on the field looking lush. The school has organised to purchase a new pump and put in a temporary irrigation system until we can install a fully automated system over the Christmas/New Year period. We will be digging trenches along the edge of the field and will have a lot of soil left over. If anybody is interested in obtaining some clean fill for free, please call the front office and we will arrange a pick-up time. The clean fill will not be available until after the holidays.

Our wonderful General Assistant, Rob Murray has been very busy organising all the local repairs around the school. Rob has spent a lot of work ensuring the removal of graffiti, tackling the problem when it first arises. Rob spends a lot of time ensuring that our school grounds are always kept in good condition for our students.

We have finalised our Autism classroom and it will be ready to go for the start of Term 2. There will be vinyl installed around the sink area in the classroom and then the students can move in on their first day back.

Tree removal from behind the library will take place shortly. The tree is has died and will be cut down. The mulch from the tree will be used to put on the school gardens.

We have had a number of few issues with intruders around the school grounds after hours. We have been meeting with school security and upgrading our security measures. We do have a lot of outside people hiring out our gym and Saturday school attendance, so if you notice anyone on the school grounds who shouldn't be, please call 1300 880 021 to report.

Sharon Seeney

Business Manager

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Upcoming Fundraiser

CUA School Colour Fun Run

As mentioned in our previous newsletter, the SRC with the help of our teachers are

holding a CUA School Colour Fun-Run in conjunction with this year’s School Cross

Country as a major fundraising event this year! The event will be held on Thursday

12th April (the second last day of the term). This is a sponsorship-based fundraiser,

and we are looking to raise as much money as possible.

Sponsorship letters and forms were sent home with students a few weeks ago, students who raise $10 or more will receive a reward, and the more money you raise the better the reward, and the more you help the school! Unfortunately, we are unable to access online fundraising this year as we have recently switched over to the new Department payment system.

The CUA School Fun-Run is a healthy fundraiser that we hope you will get behind. The event sends the right message to students about having fun while being healthy, all while helping the school raise funds.

All money raised must be returned to the school by FRIDAY 4TH MAY (end of Week 1, Term 2)

Ordering Prizes – ALL PRIZES MUST BE ORDERED ONLINE

Prizes MUST be ordered between the FRIDAY 4TH MAY (end of Week 1, Term 2) and Friday 11th May (end of Week 2, Term 2). Simply visit schoolfundraising.com.au to create / log into your Profile Page between these dates. Then click on the ‘CLAIM YOUR PRIZE’ button and follow the prompts. If you have any questions, please contact the CUA School Fun-Run team on 1800 FUN RUN and they will gladly assist!

We are looking for all students to participate as we are running it as part of the School Cross Country and hope this will motivate more students to participate. If you have any questions about the Colour Fun-Run, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mrs Taylor & Mr Murada (on behalf of the SRC)

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Elouera Today we had a visit from Officer Scott Burgess to talk to our Elouera students on

illicit drugs, cyber safety and possession of pornographic material and the

consequences.

English - Elouera In English this term, Year 11 Elouera students studied “Hana’s Suitcase”, a true story about a young Jewish girl who was a victim of the Holocaust. Inspired by Hana’s mysterious suitcase, the class set about to create their own “Mystery Box” of sources that reflect their life right now and over the period of their childhood up to the present.

Daniel Hutt ASD Teacher

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HOW CYBERSMART ARE YOU?

Your digital footprint

It is great to share things online with your friends. Part of the fun of sharing videos, images and other content, is that many people can view and respond. Remember that others who you do not know may also view what you share with your friends. They may also be able to look at it for years to come. Everything you post adds up to make your digital footprint and, once it’s online, it could be there forever. So think before you post.

Tips

· Keep your personal details private. Use an appropriate nickname instead of your real name. Ask your parents before giving anyone on the internet your name, address, phone number or any other personal details.

Do not share your username or password with anyone.

Think before you hit send or post. Once posted, it can be difficult to remove content.

Do not post anything you don't want others to know or find out about—or that you would not say to them face to face.

Remember that private images and videos you send to friends or post on a social networking site may be passed on to others and uploaded to public sites.

Be respectful of other people’s content that you post or share. For example, a photo that your friend took is their property, not yours. You should post it online only if you have their permission and make a note about where you got it from.

** IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, PLEASE SPEAK TO A TRUSTED ADULT.

Mrs Taylor (Deputy Principal)

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Health, Learning and Wellbeing Report

First Aid Workshops- St Johns Ambulance

A big thankyou to St Johns First Aid Force who gave all of our year 8 students free

first aid and CPR workshops. Gary who ran the course is an undergraduate doctor

and provided students with essential emergency response skills and CPR education.

Students enjoyed this opportunity and reinforced their knowledge of the summer

safety topic taught in their PDHPE lessons.

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CAPA Faculty

The project ISH mini murals group has the opportunity to enhance their learning from a visiting practicing artist and ex-Illawarra Sports High School student Gillian Dinh. Gill has started her own business The Marker by Gillian Dinh and last year she was invited to paint two murals as part of the Wonderwalls Festival in Wollongong. Gillian spoke passionately about her art journey so far and her recent work as a mural artist. Her presentation helped consolidate the students’ learning so far. She took the time to look at their journals and provide advice and feedback. Gill can’t wait to be invited back to the showcase next term to see the finished murals. We are very proud to have the help of the very talented Gillian Dinh on our mural journey.

Ms Cracknell

HISE Faculty Year 9 and 10 Commerce and Year 11 Business Studies students went to the Easter

Show to learn about consumerism and budgeting.

Miss Mills and Mr Clift

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Sport

Congratulations to the following students for making the South

Coast Teams.

Rugby League

15’s

Ethan Cliff, Viliami Mahe, Julian Lee, Dilan Asanoski and Bailey Hayman

Opens

Kane Ball, Mathew Feagai, Ayzak Bowman, Tyrone Harding, Junior

Amone, Sam Hooper, Jalal Bazzaz, Connor Muhleisen, Dylan Lucas,

Shalom Oofou, Josh Coric, Aaron Schoupp and Max Feagai

Hockey

Hayley Burrell

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Science Faculty

'Miss Crane's year 11 Marine Studies have been working really hard all term and were excited to get out and start fishing down at the lakes edge. Ethan Rooze and Kenneth Chantrey both reeling in two fish each!'

Study Hub 2018 has seen the commencement of the B16 Study Hub for Year 12 students. An

exciting initiative. The Hub operates across the Year 12 timetable, providing a quiet

and structured learning environment.

The Hub is outfitted with sixteen desktops computers, study nooks and a small

collaborative space for HSC related workshops and seminars. A printer is also on

hand for students’ needs.

The Hub is manned by Mr. Melville, who is also the Rugby League co-ordinator. As

Mr. Melville explained, “the objective is quality. Everything I ask of the students in my

time overseeing their study periods is about that. We provide a disciplined

environment in which the students can work free of distraction. It is only the start of

the program, but it shows tremendous potential to really impact upon HSC results

and be a point of difference for ISHS”. Mr Mellville

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Welfare

VACCINATIONS DATES!

For more information contact: Miss Jessica O’Dea 4271 1099 ext no. 152 The dates of the clinic visits are as follows:

The Smith Family Learning for Life Scholarship DO YOU NEED SUPPORT WITH THE COST OF YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION?

The Learning for Life scholarship can provide parents with two payments a year for each

child (max 4 children) which can be spent on uniforms, school shoes, stationary, BYOD,

excursions etc. (Payments are to be used for school expenses only)

You may hold a Pension or Health Care card

attends one of our partner schools*

student is enrolled in Kindy to Year 8

demonstrates a commitment to education (children attend school regularly)

To be eligible for the scholarship if your family Payments are made in January and July.

KINDY TO YEAR 10 students receive $420 a year. Year 11 and 12 students receive $679 a year.

(Receipts must be provided when requested)

For more information please contact Emma Woods on 0407458250 or

emma.woods@thesmithfamily.com.au

* Corrimal, Warrawong and Illawarra Sports High Schools

VISIT 2 VISIT 3

Wednesday 23rd May

Week 4 Term 2

Friday 19th October

Week 1 Term 4

Year 10 – Meningococcal ACWY Year 7 – HPV (2nd dose)

Year 11 – Meningococcal ACWY Year 8- HPV catch up

Yr 10/11- Meningococcal catch up

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ALL STAR OF THE WEEK

HIEU TRAN

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST

BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

Throughout week 8, teachers gave out raffle tickets and wristbands

to students who are proactive in action against bullying and

violence.

WINNERS INCLUDE:

Hanen Almorbel, Zaynab ElSayed, Jai Rose and Adrian Ramadanoski

WELL DONE!

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This month on SchoolTV - Physical Activity & Exercise

In the last decade, children's participation in physical activity and exercise has been in decline. In this digital age, children are using computers and mobile devices, not only for learning, but also for relaxation and recreation purposes. This sedentary behaviour is having a detrimental effect on today's youth. The key is finding the balance. Research shows, that regular physical activity and exercise leads to changes in the brain. It improves cognitive function, elevates mood, enhances learning and improves academic outcomes. Playing sport helps kids develop fundamental movement skills impacting positively on their confidence, self-esteem and ability to develop social skills. Parents play an important role in helping children establish positive habits that will benefit them in the long-term. In this edition of SchoolTV, parents will discover practical advice relating to the benefits of regular physical activity and exercise, as well as tips on how to get their kids motivated and moving more. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this month's edition and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information. Here is the link to this month's edition http://illawaspor-h.schools.nsw.schooltv.me/newsletter/physical-activity-and-exercise

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Make change happen Parents and Friends Meeting

Wednesday 16th May @ 6.30pm

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Stay up to date with everything that is

happening at Illawarra Sports High School by

downloading our free app to any smart phone or

tablet.

Use the app to

• Download Permission forms

• Complete an online absentee form which

goes directly to the school

• Access the school newsletter

• Be informed of events that are happening

• Receive an alert if there is an emergency

i.e. school evacuation

If you require any further information please

contact the school on 4271 1099

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